HPCA case: The state cabinet, last month, took a decision in principle to withdraw all the cases filed against the BJP leaders and several others.

Despite the Ministry of Personnel and Public Grievances in 2014 rejecting its request seeking sanction to prosecute Deepak Sanan, the Congress government did not provide relief to the 1982-batch IAS officer.

The government also told the court that Virbhadra Singh,Balbir Singh Thakur,Sanjay Kumar and C Paulrasu were not concerned with the matter in their personal capacities.

The Himachal Pradesh High Court last week restored possession of Dharamsala stadium to the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association. The state had taken over the stadium on Oct 26 after cancelling lease of all land given to the HPCA. In this Idea Exchange,moderated by Editor (Chandigarh) Vipin Pubby,Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh defends his govts actions